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i say fine, cut us out. well, look. >> if we withdraw from afghanistan and get another 9/11 scale attack, you'll be right back in there. one of those things that obama -- look, obama is in two political boxes. one as pat points out, he has general patraeus in there and he can't say no to general patraeus. when he was campaigning, he has made iraq the bad war, afghanistan the good war. the question is, how is he going to do it and how is he going to do it effectively? >> exit question. is obama the victim of his own success in the war of afghanistan from the 2008 campaign? >> just said. that is exactly correct. >> eleanor. >> i think that we needed to put troops in afghanistan. i think president bush squandered several years by misdirecting american attention into iraq and this president is trying to clean up the mess. he is doing it imperfectly, but not going to stay there for ever. >> you cannot have a political reconciliation without changing the balance of security forces on the ground. if the taliban and
i say fine, cut us out. well, look. >> if we withdraw from afghanistan and get another 9/11 scale attack, you'll be right back in there. one of those things that obama -- look, obama is in two political boxes. one as pat points out, he has general patraeus in there and he can't say no to general patraeus. when he was campaigning, he has made iraq the bad war, afghanistan the good war. the question is, how is he going to do it and how is he going to do it effectively? >> exit...
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that is the name we've given to it, because that is the machine that is going to bring our men back to us. >> it will take two days for i think nears to assemble this new kit. they expect to strart drilling sunday. they don't know which of the two drills will reach the miners first, and frankly, they don't care. they just want one of them to make it through the rock and down to the trapped men. >> in china, more than 10,000 vehicles remain stuck in a 120 kilometer long traffic jam on the main route between beijing and tibet. the gridlock has been described as a big car park. they say road work is to blame for the latest jam. mark patience, aptly named, is there. >> bumper and bumper and going nowhere fast. where every inch feels like a mile. this is china's latest monster traffic jam. thousands of trucks and a tailback stretching for 100 kilometers. >> this truck driver says he has been stuck here for days. he is desperate to get home to see his daughter off to college. with no toilet, shops or entertainment nearby, the drivers are left to make due. the locals of that set up temporary foo
that is the name we've given to it, because that is the machine that is going to bring our men back to us. >> it will take two days for i think nears to assemble this new kit. they expect to strart drilling sunday. they don't know which of the two drills will reach the miners first, and frankly, they don't care. they just want one of them to make it through the rock and down to the trapped men. >> in china, more than 10,000 vehicles remain stuck in a 120 kilometer long traffic jam...
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join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us for great decisions. [instrumental music] >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. funding for great decisions is provided by the carnegie corporation of new york, the starr foundation, shell international and the european commission. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. >> and now from our studios, here is ralph begleiter. >> welcome to great decisions. i'm ralph begleiter. joining us to discuss the role of special envoys in u.s. foreign policy are charles dunbar, professor of international relations at boston university and 2010 great decisions briefing book author, and michael fullilove, director of the global issues program at the lowy institute for international policy in sydney, australia and a non-resident senior fellow in foreign policy at the brookings institution in the united states. welcome to both of you. >> nice to be here. >> you know, i'm curious why we talk about special envo
join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us for great decisions. [instrumental music] >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. funding for great decisions is provided by the carnegie corporation of new york, the starr foundation, shell international and the european commission. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. >> and now from our studios, here...
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terry, eaddy to tell us that. you need to give us a plan. >> i have a plan. you have failed to balance the budget. >> no, you have not given us a plan. you talk about spending and all of the cutting. you are cut out of the same cloth as the obama administration. bigger government and more spending. >> i solve the obama campaign from health care reform to health insurance for everybody. doctors have said that if we could get government out of our health care they could lower the prices by 60% or 70%. we would not need insurance. we could afford it out of our pocket. if we should provide anything as the state administration, it should be the county hospital system invigorated -- reinvigorated. we are not going to lead people bleeding on the sidewalk. >> obama health care reform is absurd -- agreed? >> i think it is a state's rights issue. it is not for the federal government to decide. it is up to us to decide how we live and how we will govern ourselves. i believe we lived in the greatest and wealthiest country in the world and we should be able to find a way
terry, eaddy to tell us that. you need to give us a plan. >> i have a plan. you have failed to balance the budget. >> no, you have not given us a plan. you talk about spending and all of the cutting. you are cut out of the same cloth as the obama administration. bigger government and more spending. >> i solve the obama campaign from health care reform to health insurance for everybody. doctors have said that if we could get government out of our health care they could lower...
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or regulate us out of the market. and that the drilling rigs will leave. the labor force will leave. and we will be left with a fishing village. >> which doesn't support a whole lot of people. >> does not . it's a scary prospect. if we can't put our oil patch to work what is going to be left of south louisiana, even places like houston, texas. it's not just morgan city or south louisiana concern. it's a united states concern. >> i could tell the beach wasn't as crowded. the restaurants weren't as crowded. >> reporter: morgan city mayor tim moth says the town is determined not let any of this put a damper on shat riferp and petroleum festival. >> there was that poll done earlier this year that said louisiana is the happiest state in the nation. and i think that is reflective of our community too. certainly things like the moratorium caused some concern but you get to kind of put some of that aside for a weekend like this and kind of just enjoy each other's company, enjoy the music. enjoy the food. >> moth and others in
or regulate us out of the market. and that the drilling rigs will leave. the labor force will leave. and we will be left with a fishing village. >> which doesn't support a whole lot of people. >> does not . it's a scary prospect. if we can't put our oil patch to work what is going to be left of south louisiana, even places like houston, texas. it's not just morgan city or south louisiana concern. it's a united states concern. >> i could tell the beach wasn't as crowded. the...
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they allow us to stand here today. it would have not been possible without them. >> 40 years after making his professional debut, he received a big honor, playing the most famous german boxer of all time in a film. >> this was quite a special story. this is also because i have intensely looked into his personality. >> in the 20 years since german reunification, he has shown that this is not the only special story. >> that has been our in-depth port. thank you for watching. stay tuned for more news and information.
they allow us to stand here today. it would have not been possible without them. >> 40 years after making his professional debut, he received a big honor, playing the most famous german boxer of all time in a film. >> this was quite a special story. this is also because i have intensely looked into his personality. >> in the 20 years since german reunification, he has shown that this is not the only special story. >> that has been our in-depth port. thank you for...
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they would use chemical or nuclear weapons if they could. the chinese government ordered food producers to start growing more comfortable -- growing more vegetables. in mozambique, seven people died this week in protests about the 30% rise of the cost of bread. the un called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >> more wild fires fanned by strong winds and more houses destroyed and more loss of life after 50 people were killed in july and august. underlying it all is a prolonged drought. they destroyed 20% of russia's wheat crop. the government extended its ban on wheat exports to compensate. thousands of kilometers away in mozambique's plight is starting to return to normal. the trigger was a sharp rise in the cost of bread. the government insisted it had no choice but to raise prices. seven people were killed. nearly 300 were injured. this has left extensive damage. what is happening to food prices? is there a risk of a repeat of the food crisis of 2008? the world saul price climbed -- saw prices climbing. wh
they would use chemical or nuclear weapons if they could. the chinese government ordered food producers to start growing more comfortable -- growing more vegetables. in mozambique, seven people died this week in protests about the 30% rise of the cost of bread. the un called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >> more wild fires fanned by strong winds and more houses destroyed and more loss of life after 50 people were killed in july and august. underlying...